AMELIA R.

Amelia R.grew up surrounded by art as her
grandmother is a professional sculptor and painter, and was a model for her. Her
favorite artists are Monet, Seurat, Kandinsky, and Jackson Pollack because of
their use of color. As a 10 year old she started doing counted cross-stitch,
loving creative projects (with instructions). Amelia is very much a “color
person”; the use of color intrigues her. A few years later she started
crocheting. Initially she made baby blankets for several years until a friend
told her she needed to learn to knit. In 2011 she was given 15 hours of
knitting lessons as a gift. She learned Continental knitting (vs English).
What draws her to knitting is picking out the
yarn, she loves the fiber, texture and color, and likes making for gifts for
friends and family, particularly giving hand-made presents for the holidays.
In addition, she makes beautiful cards, gift tags, and stationary to accompany
them. Recently she’s expanded upon her knitting skills doing lace knitting, manipulating
the color and empty spaces, and constructing garments to be custom fit rather
than a generic s/m/l.
Amelia is an active hobbyist knitting and doing
paper construction projects in her spare time. She is an active member of a local knitting
board and many of her projects can be seen on Ravelry.